The synthesis of nitrosyl-thiocarbonyl complexes of osmium

M. Herberhold*, A. F. Hill, N. McAuley, W. R. Roper

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Abstract

Two procedures for the conversion of coordinated CS2 into CS ligands are described involving the intermediacy of either η2-carbonsulphide-telluride or hydridodithiomethoxycarbonyl complexes. The CS2 ligand in OsCl(NO)(CS2)(PPh3)2 is readily methylated to provide cationic dithiomethoxycarbonyl-containing complexes, which upon reduction with sodium hydrotelluride and sodium tetrahydroborate give OsX(NO)(CS)(PPh3)2 (X = Cl, I) and OsH2 (CS2Me)(NO)(PPh3)2, respectively. The latter reacts with electrophilic reagents (HCl, HI, I2) to give OsX(NO)(CS)(PPh3)2, the halide of which is labile and is easily extracted by silver salts, allowing coordination of neutral ligands and providing the cations [Os(NO)(CS)(PPh3)2L]+ (L = CO, PPh3). OsH2(CS2Me)(NO)(PPh3)2 and OsI(NO)(CS)(PPh3)2 react with an excess of I2 to give the ionic product [OsI2(NO)(CS)(PPh3)2]+I3-.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)95-106
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Organometallic Chemistry
Volume310
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Aug 1986

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